Abstract
The ATPase activities of Hsp70 and Hsc70 are known to be responsible for regulation of various biological processes. However, little is known about the roles of Hsp70 and Hsc70 in modulation of immune responses to antigens. In the present study, we investigated the effect of apoptozole (Az), a small molecule inhibitor of Hsp70 and Hsc70, on immune responses to protein antigens. The results show that mice administered with both protein antigen and Az produce more antibodies than those treated with antigen alone, showing that Az enhances immune responses to administered antigens. Treatment of mice with Az elicits production of antibodies with a high IgG2c/IgG1 ratio and stimulates the release of Th1 and Th2-type cytokines, suggesting that Az activates the Th1 and Th2 immune responses. The observations made in the present study suggest that inhibition of Hsp70 and Hsc70 activities could be a novel strategy designing small molecule-based adjuvants in protein vaccines.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 17642 |
| Journal | Scientific reports |
| Volume | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 Dec 3 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was financially supported by the National Creative Research Initiative Program (2010-0018272, I. Shin) and the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program (2012M3A9B4028264, S-J. Ha) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning. This study was also supported by a grant of the Korean Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare (HI14C2680, S-J. Ha).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General
